Now my P15 is serving the 77" Sony OLED, I encountered a problem. When I use Dish network remote control, it would trigger a shutdown of P15. Does anyone have this issue? I can use my other remote okay, but not this one for volume control.
What did I do with Puritan PSM156? I moved it to upstairs to serve the Modem/router, plus a lamp. Did I hear an improvement? Nada, I could not detect any SQ difference. My Router uses Wi-Fi to commute with the satellite downstairs by the way.
I may have to move P15 to bedroom (the old 65" is here now) and move PSM156 to downstairs TV again.
I will think more since moving P15 upstairs would not be easy peasy.
Donald,
whatâs on the SW6 and why is there a ground wire connected? By the way, the painted housing of the LHY is not conductive; I used a measuring device to check all the housings and screws on my components to find a suitable connection point for my grounding boxes. I think components that have an external DC supply without earth conductor. benefit from a ground box to absorb interference from the housing.
I also have a grounding box connected to my rack which has a metal frame.
The results are subtle and vary in different locations. The Xangsane silver cables seem to behave more neutrally than the copper cables. With the copper cables I have the feeling that the sound becomes a little brighter. This is most noticeable when I connect it to the signal ground. The effect appears to cause a slight improvement in spatial representation. The sound seems to increase in resolution as some noise may be reduced. Or do the highs get a little more energy ?
I also installed Akikoâs tuning sticks on the ends of my speaker cables. My impression is increased resolution. The effect of the Akiko sticks on the speaker cables seems greater to me than that of the grounding boxes. But I can imagine that the Furutech NCF things do some of the work. For the signal ground I use Furutech LAN and USB interference suppression plugs. Additionally, my own tourmaline plugs and some Eplugs. Seen in this way, there is already a lot of troubleshooting, so adding more components will only make minimal differences. Overall, I can say that due to the many changes recently, my system sounds much more resolved, spatial and controlled.
I think that a high-quality power cord and a power strip with a good grounding scheme already solves many problems and dissipates interference.
The Apogee Acoustics XLM EMIM have landed! Installed yesterday and I can say, wow! They sound great. First impressions from an initial listening session whilst they setlle in (i have them running a very long playlist at mid/low volume since yesterday);
wider soundstage I gather related to being able to reproduce frequencies that the originals were not reaching or had stopped reaching after all these years
very clear vocals with no sibilance (there was a bit of that before on a particular recording)
more efficient than before, I can see a small adjustment downwards on the EMIM lpad
I will try different toe than before (almost dead straight) to see if the radiation pattern varies much from the original diaphragms.
I believe that @Paul had replaced the original diaphragms with Corydonâs âfull rangeâ versions.
These are not full range but have a wider range than the originals; I dont plan on changing the crossovers but I get the impression I am getting frequencies I was not picking up before.
I am going to see Alan Parson tomorrow evening and have been listening to quite a bit of it and picked details on (for example) Eye in the Sky that I dont remember hearing before.
Iâm sending on the Servo Controllers to get checked by the âresident masterâ!
In the past I had a bunch of the Akiko Audio sticks. They did not do much for my system⌠Now the Corelli was a very nice addition although it did soften the sound a bit. But when used with class d amps⌠it was just the thing to give the sound some needed reliefâŚ
Andreas, you have many gadgets doing similar things to the grounding boxes, and that may explain why they are less effective in your system. I have tried Akiko sticks but not the one for speaker cable (does not work with Fidelium), I did not find they were as useful as my other tweaks in my system. I kept a USB stick when I downloaded music to PC, and frankly I do not think it was doing anything.
However, the grounding boxes used as signal ground for both MU2 and DS MK2 made a noticeable improvement. The third box for LHY SW-10 seemed to help too. They are more effective than Puritan Routemaster and Ground Master City in my system. I heard much cleaner and smoother SQ with Xangsane boxes than without. These Sangsane ground cables are of great quality too. Not only they are better than Puritanâs Green cables, but they also beat another silver ground cable I bought from AleExpress. I ordered a Xangsane silver ground cable with USB head to be used with MU2. If I hear a better sound, well, that could only mean I need to buy a bunch more to replace all the green ones to improve the chassis ground.
I got a FedEx email that my Muon streaming cable will be delivered tomorrow. I will not bother to compare to Omega ethernet because Omega would win, but I will replace a silver ethernet (from Xangsane again) cable between LHY SW-6 and the saterllite. I should not hear a big difference because I could not with other cables in this link, but one never knows.
The square Xangsane grounding boxes are more effective than the cheaper carbon tubes from Xangsane. Your gray Ritter carbon tubes are larger and probably more effective.
Today the music just sounds so nice, then I remembered I had AQ Dragon jumpers installed for the upper section of FR30 for three days. Yeah, they are better than Monosaudio Silver and much better than stock jumpers.
The great music was from streaming alone, and I have not even listened to DS MK2 with Bluesky yet (it is on for continuous break-in). BlueSky is a killer that is as significant an update as Massive, but my setup can only use it for CD/SACD. My new streaming cable will be here tomorrow, so I am listening to streaming only to be familiar with the ânew and better soundâ (too many changes to mention again). I hope my new streaming cable will make more new and better sound later
Thank you for your reply.
However, the BNC of the LHY SW6 is not grounded.
The impedance between the housing and the BNC is high.
May be the SW10 is different.
There is a company called Flare Audio that has a new product you may find interesting. The product is called Immersive, and it connects to your ears to improve the sound quality. The shell-like shape of your ears distorts sound up the 20% and causes the brain to filter this distortion thus resulting in a loss of detail between 2kHz and 8 kHz. The product can be fitted for headphones or for speakers. The cost for the product is $79. I have no financial association with the company. I am going to look into this product, but I thought others might have an interest in check out this product.
I hook up to the output BNC of SW-10, and I heard a bit of improvement in terms of smoothness and quietness. But I really do not know if this is the best connector for signal grounding. I am not an expert in this grounding business for sure. I am all ears
Last night I tried using a brand new Xangsane silver USB grounding cable to connect Xangsane grounding box and MU2. Surprisingly not only did I not hear any improvement, but it seemed to make the sound worse. I then tried the same cable on DS MK2 using its USB FW input. Again, I did not like the sound either. So, I do not know if the grounding cable needed time to settle in, but they do make a difference in SQ.
I was surprised as well, because grounding cable connection should not sound different whether it is connecting to any part of body (chassis ground) or to any connector (signal ground), right?
I will try it again later. It was right after dinner when I tried it, and I was thinking about this morning golf then. Still, even my wife said the system did not sound as good (without knowing what I did).
Yes for chassis ground, it shouldnât make any difference.
No, for signal ground. The closer port to internal noisy source (USB) like board, the better in order to absorb/drain high frequencies (at least using CAD ground control).
